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Water Crisis in South Africa
Students explore the very real threat of running out of fresh water by examining the current Day Zero crisis facing the residents of Cape Town, South Africa. On or about April 12, 2018, this city of 3.7 million people will run out of drinking water....
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Everyday Objects
Everyday Objects is an inquiry-based learning resource in which an investigation of commonly used materials is used to begin a discussion and understanding of sustainable development. As students explore the design, composition and manufacture of items...
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Canada in a Changing Climate: The Living World
This resource aims to educate students about the impact of climate change on food production in Canada. The activities encourage students to take a critical look at the various threats that contribute to climate change and to find solutions to the problem. Using...
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Canada in a Changing Climate: Society and Economy
Through a variety of activities, this resource seeks to educate students about the factors that contribute to climate change and their effects on society, the economy and the environment. They will also explore adapting to the existing and projected effects...
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Shi-shi-etko
Shi-shi-etko is the story of a little Indigenous girl who will soon be leaving her family and community to go to an Indian Residential School. Shi-shi-etko, whose name means "loves to play in the water", spends her final days with her family members...
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Nanabosho and the Butterflies
Nanabosho and the Butterflies tells the story of Grandmother explaining to her grandchildren her residential school experience and how the appearance of a butterfly brought her hope and happiness. Grandmother goes on to explain the legend of how the butterfly...
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fatty legs
Fatty legs recounts the true story of a little Inuit girl who is desperate to learn how to read. She is intrigued by the outsiders, the nuns and priests, who work at the residential school. She begs her father to allow her to go to school...
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Fish Market Survey
The Fish Market Research Resource aims to educate students on the issue of seafood substitutions in supermarkets by reading articles, collecting fish samples for DNA bar coding and discussing the impacts and the implications of market substitutions. Using...
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Stop the Spread
Each year millions of children suffer as a result of inadequate access to clean water. This STEM hands-on learning unit raises awareness of the challenges in maintaining health in developing countries where infrastructure like toilets and running...
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Leandro and the Mysterious Case of the Disappearing and Reappearing River
Leandro and the Mysterious Case of the Disappearing and Reappearing River helps students understand hydrology, climate change and how human and physical processes interact to influence environments and the climate. Students will also reflect on how we...
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Climate Change in the Garden: One Seed at a Time
This innovative resource explores climate change impacts on food production through a series of activities that build environmental stewardship skills. As students examine how rising temperatures are impacting ecological factors like pollination...
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The Power of Plants
The Power of Plants is a collection of six complete lesson plans that raises awareness about the importance of biodiversity in everyday life. Lesson 1: Two classes - Students will explore these different art forms by creating two artworks using the same...
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Do Your Storm Drains Keep the Ocean Trash Free?
In this STEM activity, the students will test the efficiency of the storm drain inlets found in their community. The resource aims to help students determine what types of litter are around their community and may be entering the local stormwater drainage...
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Saving Migratory Animals
The objective of Here Today, Gone Tomorrow:Saving Migratory Animals is to determine the migratory path for a bird species and investigate whether the habitats in its summer and winter location are similar or different. Based on this information, students...
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Core Concepts
This comprehensive resource provides strong curriculum connections to the earth sciences. In addition to the topics of rocks, minerals and soils, Core Concepts effectively addresses the need for mineral resource extraction (mining) as well as its impacts....
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Disappearing Act
In taking hundreds of years to decompose, plastics present a major challenge in the effective management and disposal of solid waste. In response, researchers have been developing new materials that decompose more quickly for use in the manufacture of...
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Renewable Energy: How can we keep our lights on?
This STEM resource focuses on the topic of renewable energy and is comprised of three interrelated activities to help students discuss and explore this subject: ACTIVITY #1: What keeps your lights on ? In this preliminary activity the students are asked...
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The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree is a story that focuses on the Métis traditions and way of life. It is set in present day with a grandfather telling the story of the giving tree to his grandson. The story emphasizes the core values of the Métis people...
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Thank you, Earth
Thank you, Earth is a beautifully written book featuring dazzling photographs of nature. The concepts of biology, nature, geography, community and most importantly, respect, take center stage in this book that thanks the Earth for the many...
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One Plastic Bag
One Plastic Bag is the uplifting true story of Isatou, a young Gambian girl, who teaches the value of perseverance with an idea despite being scorned by others. The use of plastics in her village increased to the point that garbage became a large...
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